Rwanda Bill – latest: Flights given green light as Lords cave on Rishi Sunak’s plan to deport asylum seekers
by The Independent
The Independent— Lords cave to pressure and withdraw final amendment to the Rwanda bill
WSTPost—First asylum seeker to be deported to Rwanda as part of Rishi Sunak’s crackdown on migrants: African man given £3,000 in taxpayers’ money and flown to Kigali after rejecting attempt to stay in UK. By Katherine Lawton Published: 3:28 p.m. EDT, April 30, 2024 | Updated: 3:46 p.m. EDT, April 30, 2024 The first asylum seeker has been deported to Rwanda as part of Rishi Sunak's crackdown. The migrant, whose name is unknown, was flown out of the UK yesterday evening and arrived in Kigali. He was put on a commercial flight and given around £3,000 by the British taxpayer to help him relocate as part of a...
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dailym.ai—Rwanda Bill is FINALLY passed by the House of Lords with unelected peers bowing to MPs after months of wrangling so now can Rishi Sunak get deportation flights in the air by July?. Peers admitted defeat in their desperate efforts to water down the legislation just before midnight, with one describing the moment as a 'funeral'.